Improvement in self-heating smoothing-irons



c. ,A. READ.

Sad Iron.

No. 10,907. Patented May 16,1854.

Am JV I UNITED STATES PATENT ()EEIoE.

CHARLES A. READ, or WATERLOO, NEW YoEK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SELF-HEATING SMOOTHlNG-IRONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 10,907, dated May 16, 1854.

drawings, making a part of this specification.

The self-heating flat-iron is composed of three principle parts, as represented by the annexed drawings Nos. 1,2, and 3.

Drawing No. 1 represents the lower or bottom part of the flat-iron, which is in the shape and about the size of an ordinary flat-iron. It is made of iron, is hollow, and perforated with a row of round holes intended to receive the tubes of the lamp, hereinafter described. These holes are designated in the drawing No. 1 by the letter c. There is a row of holes I) b above those for the lamp-tubes, through which the air enters and deflects the flame of the lamp down against the bottom to heat it most and the top least, and it is aided materially in doing so by the form of the under side of the top, No.2, which descends from the rear to the front, so as to carry the flame down near or against the bottom before it escapes 'into the chimney d d.

Drawing No.2 represents the top of the flat-iron provided with a rabbet around the edge to fit the bottom, No. 1, to which it is secured by two pins, one of which is represented at h in the holes 2' '5, Nos, 1 and 2. This top is furnished with a handle 0. It has also a draft pipe or chimney communicating with the interior and leaning forward from the handle, and is designated in drawing No. 2 by the letter d. This is made of tin or some lightmaterial, and may be movable.

Drawing No. 3 represents the lamp, it being a semicircular tin or copper vessel for holding alcohol or other burning material, and having a number of tubes projecting from the straight side of the lamp, corresponding in all respects to the round holes intended to receive them in the bottom of the flat-iron, as represented in drawing No. 1, and designated by the letter a. The tubes are made to fit the holes closely, and the lamp is attached by inserting the tubes firmly into the holes. The tubes are designated by the letter 6. Upon the upper surface of the lamp is an ordinary aperture for filling the same,

which is covered by a small screw, designated 1 in the drawing No. 3 by the letter f. In the top of the screw and communicating with the interior of the lamp is a small air-tube or ventilator, as designated by the letter 9 in said drawing.

Drawing No. 4 represents the several parts of the flat-iron fitted together ready for use.

This flat-iron is constructed so as to leave no projecting or rough edges or anything to Operation: The lamp is supplied with ordi-- nary wicking, which passes through the tubes, and is then filled with alcoholor otherburningfluid, and the tubes then inserted firmly into the holes prepared for them. The iron soon becomes sufficiently heated and is ready for use, and so continues until the fluid is exhausted.

Whatl claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Making the holes which supply the air to the lamps above the holes through which the lamp-tubes are inserted, so that the air as it enters to supply the lamps will deflect the flame down toward or against the bottom to heat it more rapidly and effectually than it would otherwise do, and heat the top less, substantially as described.

2. Making the inside of the top descend gradually from rear to front to aid in deflecting the flame down toward or against the bottom, so as to heat it more effectually.

' CHARLES A. JQEAD.

Witnesses:

I. G. HADLEY, PETER RHoADs. 

